diff --git a/cmd/sops/main.go b/cmd/sops/main.go
index 80f1f132e..58c38e350 100644
--- a/cmd/sops/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sops/main.go
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ func main() {
 				},
 				cli.StringFlag{
 					Name:  "input-type",
-					Usage: "currently json, yaml, dotenv and binary are supported. If not set, sops will use the file's extension to determine the type",
+					Usage: "currently ini, json, yaml, dotenv and binary are supported. If not set, sops will use the file's extension to determine the type",
 				},
 				cli.StringFlag{
 					Name:  "output-type",
-					Usage: "currently json, yaml, dotenv and binary are supported. If not set, sops will use the input file's extension to determine the output format",
+					Usage: "currently ini, json, yaml, dotenv and binary are supported. If not set, sops will use the input file's extension to determine the output format",
 				},
 				cli.StringFlag{
 					Name:  "filename",
@@ -508,6 +508,10 @@ func main() {
 					Name:  "yes, y",
 					Usage: `pre-approve all changes and run non-interactively`,
 				},
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "input-type",
+					Usage: "currently ini, json, yaml, dotenv and binary are supported. If not set, sops will use the file's extension to determine the type",
+				},
 			}, keyserviceFlags...),
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 				var err error
@@ -529,6 +533,7 @@ func main() {
 					KeyServices: keyservices(c),
 					Interactive: !c.Bool("yes"),
 					ConfigPath:  configPath,
+					InputType:   c.String("input-type"),
 				})
 				if cliErr, ok := err.(*cli.ExitError); ok && cliErr != nil {
 					return cliErr
diff --git a/cmd/sops/subcommand/updatekeys/updatekeys.go b/cmd/sops/subcommand/updatekeys/updatekeys.go
index 143bcfe60..2b00989c0 100644
--- a/cmd/sops/subcommand/updatekeys/updatekeys.go
+++ b/cmd/sops/subcommand/updatekeys/updatekeys.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Opts struct {
 	KeyServices []keyservice.KeyServiceClient
 	Interactive bool
 	ConfigPath  string
+	InputType   string
 }
 
 // UpdateKeys update the keys for a given file
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func UpdateKeys(opts Opts) error {
 }
 
 func updateFile(opts Opts) error {
-	store := common.DefaultStoreForPath(opts.InputPath)
+	store := common.DefaultStoreForPathOrFormat(opts.InputPath, opts.InputType)
 	log.Printf("Syncing keys for file %s", opts.InputPath)
 	tree, err := common.LoadEncryptedFile(store, opts.InputPath)
 	if err != nil {